Receptacle for holding cigarettes



June 112, 1923.

W. D. OKANE RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING CIGARETTES Filed Aug. 11, 1922 INiENTOR. MZZZRM D; 0 Kane BY 7 P Q A TTORNEY.

Patented June 12, 1923.

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WILLIAM B; oxann, or SPRINGFIELD, 01110.

RECEPTACLE FOR HOLDING CIGABETTES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. OKANE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county ofClark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Receptacles for Holding Cigarettes, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to receptacles and in particular to receptacles forholding cigarettes and the like in vehicles.

It is the object of my invention to provide a receptacle for cigarettes.It is a further object to locate this receptacle primarily on anautomobile and the like and in particular on the dash board thereof.

It is my object to provide a receptacle in which the cigarettes may bedeposited to permit of the ready extraction of each cigarette and tomaintain the cigarettes in a position that they may not be damaged orinjured by the walls of the receptacle or one another.

It is a further object to provide a receptacle which may be readilyinstalled, and may be manufactured, if desired, out of a single piece ofmaterial.

. It is an additional object to provide a receptacle in which an entirepackage of cigarettes may be introduced so that the entire group in thepackage may be located in my receptacle direct from the package withouthandling.

It is also my object to provide means for the exit of any collection ofsmall particles of tobacco, foreign material, etc., without permittingthe exit of any cigarettes except as desired by the operator.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my receptacle installed on the dash boardof an automobile.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 4, showing cigarettes justbeing introduced.

Fig. 3 is a section showing the cigarettes in position. This section istaken on a line 33 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of my receptacle with a portion ofcigarettes in position.

It will be understood that in connection with my receptacle that it isnecessary to have a supporting surface for the cigarettes, andsufiicient area for the introduction of Application filed August 11,1922. Serial No. 581,089. r

the package to discharge the cigarettes,.an exit opening for the exit ofany fine particles which have collected in the bottom of the receptacleand sufficient space in the opening into the receptacle to allow readyaccess of the fingers of the operator to the cigarettes.

Referring to the drawings in detail:

1 is a dash board on which is mounted the receptacle which has a frame 2bordering the opening in the dash board. 7

The bolts 3 connect the receptacle to the dash board. The receptacle isprovided with spaces 4 and 5. The front wall 6 is at an angle to thevertical and it is upon this wall that the cigarettes rest but withtheir upper ends opposite the receptacle opening 7. The bottom isdesignated 8 and has one or more openings 9 therein for exit of smallparticles of tobacco and the like.

The rear wall is composed of two portions, a guiding portion 10constituting the upper half, and a deflecting portion 11 constitutingthe lower half. 10 guides the package of cigarettes into position while11 defleets them downwardly to the bottom 8. It will be observed thatthe opening 7 provides sufficient space for the introduction of thefingers of the operator to grasp the cigarettes.

In position the package 12 has one end at 13 torn off and that end isintroduced into the opening 7 in order to deposit the cigarettes,whereupon the package is withdrawn in its empty state and discardedleaving the cigarettes in the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4:. i

It will be understood that I have illus trated the preferred form of myinvention, but that I comprehend within it suitable modifications toadapt it to varying conditions.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A new article of manufacture consisting of a receptacle having anentrance and exit opening and supporting wall to present cigarettes withtheir ends adjacent to said opening in a predetermined position, and arear guiding and deflecting wall to insure the placing of cigarettes inproper position, said opening being sufficiently large for theintroduction of a package of cigarettes thereof the operator for theextraction of cigarettestherefrom. I

2. A new article of manufacture consisting of a receptacle having anentrance and exit opening and supportingwall to present cigarettes Withtheir ends adjacent to said opening in a predetermined position, and a"rear guiding and deflecting wall to insure the placing of cigarettes inproper position, said opening being sufliciently large for theintroduction of a package of cigarettes therethrough and theintroduction of the fingers of the operator for the extraction ofcigarettes therefrom, and exit openings in the bottom of the receptaclepermitting of the exit of the accumulated particles therein.

' 3. In combination in a receptacle of a frame having an entrance andexit opening therein, means on said frame for supporting a receptacleand (for attaching the frame and receptacle to a dash boa-rd, adownwardly,

ture.

diagonally disposed cigarette supporting Wall and a bottom arranged atan acute angle thereto, wherebyfithe cigarettes in successive layers mayhave theiriupper ends in staggered relation. 7

d. In combination in a receptacle of a frame having an entrance and exitopening therein, Ineansonsaid frame for supporting a receptacle and forattaching the frame and receptacle to a dash board, a down- Wardly,diagonally disposed cigarette supporting Wall anda bottomarranged at anacute angle thereto,wherebytjhe cigarettes in successive layers may havetheir upper ends instaggered relation, said Wal-lsand a. back Wallcomposed of'a guiding: portion and a reflecting portion at an angle ntoone --another.

In testimony'whereof, I my signa- WILLIAM D. OKANEf

